Jovan Milosevic Joins SC Braga for Fresh Start

Jovan Milosevic’s Stuttgart chapter is over. SC Braga have stepped in to offer the 21-year-old a fresh start – and handed VfB a hefty profit in the process.

The Portuguese club made the move official on Wednesday evening, tying the Serbian striker down to a five-year deal running until 2031. It caps a transfer chase first reported by Bild and quietly welcomed in Stuttgart’s offices.

Stuttgart cash in on a stalled project

For VfB, Milosevic had long since shifted from “talent for tomorrow” to “sale candidate”. After a series of loans and only six competitive appearances in three years, the hierarchy no longer saw a pathway for him in Swabia.

Financially, though, his exit is a clear win.

Braga will pay up to nine million euros including bonuses, according to Bild. Stuttgart had only spent 1.5 million euros to sign him from Vojvodina Novi Sad in 2023. Six times their outlay, a tidy margin for a player who never truly broke through in the Bundesliga – and valuable income for a club preparing for Champions League football.

On the pitch, Milosevic showed flashes rather than a full breakthrough. From February 2024 he was sent out on a sequence of loans: first to FC St. Gallen in Switzerland, then to Partizan Belgrade back in Serbia, and most recently to Werder Bremen for half a season.

At Bremen he finally left a clearer mark, scoring three goals in 13 appearances for SVW. Still, when he returned to Stuttgart, Sebastian Hoeneß had no plans to integrate him. With his contract running until 2029, VfB’s task was simple: find a buyer, and do it this summer.

Udinese’s late move, Braga’s firm grip

There was late drama in the background.

Udinese Calcio tried to hijack the transfer at the last moment, attempting to lure Milosevic away from Braga and into Serie A. But the Italian club were too late. Bild reports that Stuttgart and Braga had already reached a final agreement on Wednesday morning, shutting the door on Udinese’s late push.

Braga, who finished fourth in Portugal last season, had been working on the deal for weeks. Inside the club, coach Carlos Vicens is said to be a strong admirer of Milosevic’s game and pushed hard to get him in.

New stage, fierce competition

Milosevic now walks into a dressing room with European football on the horizon and serious competition up front.

Braga must first get past Austria Vienna in the Conference League play-offs to reach the league phase, but the expectation is clear: they want to be in Europe, and they want options in attack.

The centre-forward position is crowded. Milosevic will have to fight for minutes against, among others, former Barcelona prospect Pau Victor and ex-Wolfsburg striker Jonas Wind, who arrived on a free transfer after VfL’s relegation.

For Stuttgart, the deal closes a file: a promising striker who never quite fit, turned into a significant profit. For Milosevic, it opens a more demanding chapter.

Now he has to prove that the club who pushed hardest to sign him were right to do so.